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submillimeter wave radiation

submillimeter wave radiation noun: electromagnetic waves with a wavelength less than one millimeter (the band begins at about 0.3 THz). A term often used by radio astronomers.

Noun

submillimeter wave radiation (uncountable)

  1. Electromagnetic waves with a wavelength less than one millimeter (the band begins at about 0.3 THz). A term often used by radio astronomers.
  2. Electromagnetic waves roughly in the band less than 1 millimeter in wavelength, used as a synonym for T-ray or T-wave
  3. terahertz radiation

Questions about submillimeter wave radiation

What does submillimeter wave radiation mean?
Submillimeter wave radiation means electromagnetic waves with a wavelength less than one millimeter (the band begins at about 0.3 THz). A term often used by radio astronomers.
What part of speech is submillimeter wave radiation?
Submillimeter wave radiation is a noun.

Words near submillimeter wave radiation in the dictionary

  1. submillihartree
  2. submillikelvin
  3. submillimeter
  4. submillimeter galaxies
  5. submillimeter galaxy
  6. submillimeter wave radiation
  7. submillimeters
  8. submillimetre
  9. submillimetres
  10. submillimetric
  11. submillimetrical

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